Hosted by the Laurier Centre for Military, Strategic and Disarmament Studies, the 29th Canadian Military History Colloquium will be held at Wilfrid Laurier University from 4-5 May, 2018. This page will be updated frequently; check back often.

Keynote Speaker

Elizabeth Greenhalgh, University of New South Wales, Canberra, author of The French Army and the First World (2014), Foch in Command: The Forging of a First World War General (2011), and Victory Through Coalition: Britain and France during the First World War (2005).

A limited number of $500 travel bursaries will also be offered to the top graduate student presenters from non-Ontario universities provided they submit a 7,500 – 10,000 word (including notes) article based on their conference presentation by 16 April 2018.

Accommodations

May 4-5 is an exceptionally busy time in Waterloo; we recommend you book as soon as possible. Conference rates are available at the following locations:

Join us on Thursday May 3rd at the Lion Brewery Restaurant in Waterloo for a round of Bluff the Professor, a game where intrepid historian Roger Sarty must identify the untrue historical anecdote out of three stories read by his peers. Afterwards, you’ll get to test your own knowledge in a few rounds of trivia. Doors open at 6:30 pm, festivities begin at 7.

The majority of events will take place in the Senate & Board Chamber and Paul Martin Centre. Both the Senate & Board Chamber and Paul Martin Centre are in the Dining Hall building, close to the main entrance off University Ave. You can find it on Laurier’s interactive map, HERE.